You probably don’t know a lot, though, about legal compliance in background screening. Background screening applies to every industry and every employer, and it’s in your best interest to make sure you’re doing it in accordance with laws and regulations. Why Compliant Background Screening is Important. 1. The primary federal law regulating background screening in the U.S. MORE

However, many hiring managers inadvertently overlook the importance of the screening process prior to beginning interviews. They simply see the screening portion as a necessary step to getting the hiring process moving, not realizing that it can be a crucial tool to making the entire experience streamlined. What kinds of traits would the ideal employee have? Establish priorities. MORE

When we transitioned to using an applicant tracking system, I was able to then spend more time coaching hiring managers, screening candidates more thoroughly, and onboarding new employees. I was talking with a friend last week about technology–specifically the kind we use in the HR, payroll, and recruiting space. His organization is using an awful tool that costs quite a bit of money. MORE

The post ‘Tis the Season to Be Screening appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight. Contingent Workforce Employment Background Checks Retail applicant experience ats background check background checks background screening candidate experience compliance contingent contractor drug screening drug testing eeoc employee background check employee background checks employment background check employment background checks employment screening form i-9 form i9 pre employment screening recruitingFigure 1: seasonal [.]. MORE

Re-screening employees may prove to be a very valuable practice for your organization, either on a regularly-scheduled basis, when an employee is promoted, or conducted randomly. Re-screening is a prudent and reliable best-practice procedure to ensure your employees are still the best people for the job. HireRight offers industry-leading re-screening to meet your organization’s needs. Take a look at this brief article and contact HireRight today to initiate your re-screening program. Has he or she run into problems that could jeopardize your business? MORE

The hiring process can be nerve-wracking for candidates. They can wait weeks to hear back about jobs, if at all. Good employers make the hiring process as easy on candidates as possible , and this means more than creating automatic forms. It means developing a more personal experience from start to finish. Recruiting Interviews MORE

According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 60% of employers are now screening candidates on social media. Which hiring managers and recruiters have made social media screenings a regular part of their hiring process? But Is Screening Candidates On Social Media… Creepy? Now, how does that break down industry by industry? 76%  IT/tech. 65%  sales. 61% financial services. MORE

One of the most time consuming parts of the recruiting process can be initial candidate screens. There are 4 ways you can effectively speed up your candidate screening process. 1. Also, creating a questionnaire for the initial screen will guide your helper in asking the right questions and determining if the candidate is a fit. 3. Utilize One-Way Video Screens. MORE

Then you have two options: You don’t like it, don’t care, or generally are disinterested, then you swipe it left off the screen and see the next one (anonymously). The other day I received an email from UPitch. It’s basically like Tinder for PR pitches. Still not sure? Here’s the gist: You open the app and see a pitch. What’s the point? Speed. Taking the Leap. MORE

candidate may apply for a job in Columbus, IN but depending on your background screening requirements, you may request that the background check cover all of the locations [.]. The post Common Recruiter Questions about Background Screening appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight. Candidate Experience background check background checks background screening candidate experience e-verify employment screening recruitingWhy can background checks take so long? MORE

If you find a professional who seems too good to be true, use the interview to screen for these toxic qualities: Egocentrism. Screen high quality candidates to find toxic traits before they infect your workplace. The post Screening For Toxic Qualities In Candidates appeared first on TalentCulture. You did it — you found your unicorn. Arrogance. Apathy. Pessimism. MORE

As the year comes to an end, I’ve spent some time looking back at the legal trends in hiring and employment screening throughout 2014. Here is a list of the Top 5 background screening and employment issues from 2014 that are worth reflecting on as we get ready to raise a glass to ring in the New Year. I almost can’t believe it myself, but it’s already December. more…). MORE

We’ve already discussed the benefits of using competencies to evaluate candidates in the 5 Unique Benefits of Competency Based Recruitment and Selection , but what about using them internally to evaluate each other? Recruiting & Sourcing MORE

At HireRight, we recently conducted our annual employee background screening benchmark survey, polling several thousand recruiters, human resources managers, executives and business owners. While we generally focus on the state of background screening, we also like to explore larger business trends. The post The State of Recruiting and Background Screening in 2015 appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight. Employment Background Checks background check background screening employment screening recruiting MORE

More than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 use HireRight for their employment screening needs. It even includes other steps in the overall hiring process, like background screening, where organizations might leverage third-party service providers. If we look at only the background screening piece: New staffing strategies require a new approach to the background screening process. MORE

There are thousands of background screening companies out there. Download our guide to Selecting a Background Screening Partner. And background screening your applicants is an important piece of the puzzle. Nikki Holton knows all too well that the right screening partner can make or break your hiring process. Mary Poquette// Poquette Screening Solutions. MORE

You screen the talent pool first. The solution to an easier, faster, more effective screening process is through video. Screening CandidatesInterviewing candidates is time consuming. It’s exhausting. It’s expensive. How can you shorten the interview process without sacrificing great clients? MORE

Toxic employees can hide their poor qualities from employers, so ask the right questions in the screening process to reveal them. Ask these 7 #InterviewQuestions to screen for toxic employees! Ask candidates the right questions during screening interviews , to weed out potentially poisonous professionals and find the best person for the job. Toxic employees LOVE vacation days! MORE

My day consists of phone screening, interviewing face to face, prepping candidates for their interviews. phone screens phone interviews, scheduling in person interviews seeking potential candidates. This is the second in a series of posts on a day in the life of an HR pro. Today we’re turning our sights to the recruiters out there. Its competitive, fast paced and a ton of fun. MORE

We used volunteers when I worked at a nonprofit organization and the screening process was handled outside of the normal employment process for the sake of simplicity. Recently someone asked me about allowing employees to volunteer for free instead of being paid. wanted to answer that more fully here because it might be something you have run into or might be considering in your own business. For starters, here’s the DOL ruling on that. Let’s break it down and look at two broad categories: for-profit and non-profit organizations. Can employees volunteer to work fewer hours? MORE

The post Background Screening Impressions at SHRM appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight. Uncategorized #HireRightGivesBack background screening candidate experience electronic form i-9 shrm shrm15I had the pleasure of attending the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Annual Conference in Las Vegas last week and met lots of exciting, interesting and passionate HR practitioners from all over the United States and around the world. After attending several sessions and speaking with numerous people, here are some of my top [.]. MORE

Screening candidates will never go out of style, but doing it via the phone or in-person… will. If you’ve already adopted video interviewing into your candidate screening process, congrats! Either way, here are some of the best questions to ask: Screening Candidates Video InterviewIf not, make sure to check out our offer for 2 months free of video interviewing. MORE

The word “global” can be misleading when talking about pre-employment screening. Large companies that have facilities in other countries are the obvious customer for these services, but did you know your small to medium sized company might need global screening as well? Now, local companies in this region are realizing the benefits of having a good screening program in place. MORE

Every year, our Annual Background Screening Trends Survey unveils new insights into the minds of HR professionals and their experience with criminal background checks, resume lies, background screening compliance, social media background checks, and more. MORE

As we watch another year come to an end, we truly hope that our viewers have found the Screening News Network videos helpful, educational and even entertaining. Next month we will hear President Obama’s final State of the Union Address and we thought it would be a good time for a look at the State of the Background Screening Industry. 2015 Year In Review. Award-Winning Year for EBI. MORE

The real way to measure honesty: applicants were asked about computer skills and level of tech savvy, then a couple screens later they were tested. I’ve made it pretty clear that I’m a nerd of many facets. Recently I listened to an episode of Freakonomics on behavioral science and really enjoyed it, so I listened to it all over again, took notes, and created lessons for you guys from them since it was just  that good. Enjoy! We need to make it safe to have conversations others won’t naturally have. Economics focuses on a perfect world. Use that in your counter. MORE

An Internet search for screening vendors can turn up dozens upon dozens of possible providers - how do you pick just one? The post How to Find the Right Background Screening Vendor: 10 Questions to Ask appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight. Employment Background Checks background check background checks background screening compliance drug screening employee background check employment background check employment background checks employment screening pre employment screening recruiting talent acquisition vendor MORE

Data published by Glassdoor in June shows that the amount of time required for the interview process has grown since 2009 — and screening processes may be the cause. Hiring Process HR Communications HR Insights HR Management Interviewing Recruiting Screening Screening & Assessment Talent Acquisition Featured MORE

This means you’re going to have to get through the screening interview before you get a chance to wow and impress the hiring manager with your great skill sets. To keep reading, click here:  Round One and Done: How to Ace the Screening Interview Hiring is the domain of the recruiters, and they will determine who gets to the managers. MORE

The Screening News Network is proud to present conversations between two of the world’s top experts in the Background Screening field. In part three of On The Big Screen with Bob and Les, EBI’s Bob Capwell and Les Rosen of Employment Screening Resources discuss why employers should only hire an NAPBS accredited firm to be their background screening partner. MORE

Making predictions about interesting screening trends for the next year is one of my most fun year-end activities, just marginally less exciting than the plethora of holiday festivities and family gatherings that are about to be unleashed. The post Screening Trends and Predictions for 2016 appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight. With a customer base of tens of thousands of organizations, we at HireRight like to think that we [.]. MORE

Mandatory Background Screening in Kentucky. Mandatory Background Screening in Kentucky. EBI Screening News Network Videos• Historic E-Verify Records to be Deleted 12/31/15 • Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Settles Suit. Authorization to Use Hair Testing in DOT Drug Testing Programs? On January 1 st U.S. For instructions on how to do that, click here. Medical Marijuana Legislation. MORE

Don Darrah, VP of Alliances, writes for Entelo on the power of the employer brand in the background screening process and its payoffs for the organization MORE

However, in the recent past, the background screening process has been made easier, thanks to the public records and databases being made available online, as well as the many avenues that individuals fills in their details online. This piece of writing will look into the background screening trends for 2016. 1. Re-screening Of Individual Already Screened. HR Trends MORE

The post “I’ve already provided this information!” – How an integrated ATS and screening solution can help HR and stop irritating candidates. Recruiting Integration applicant experience applicant tracking system ats ATS integration ATS solution background screening background screening provider candidate experience employment screening integration recruitingFew things bother consumers as much as having a phone support rep tell them to provide their account number, even though they already had to enter it just to be able to speak with the rep to begin with. MORE

With 2015 off to a great start, we’re thrilled to announce that our 6th Annual Background Screening Trends Survey is officially under way! With With topics ranging from how employers handle criminal background checks to ever-changing screening laws to marijuana in the workplace, our survey has it all! MORE

Here are the ways the two are linked: Realistic job preview -during the recruiting process, an accurate picture of the job must be depicted at every stage (job ad, phone screen, interview, etc.) If not, the candidate might get a more rosy picture of the position than is actually accurate, which leads to frustrations on day one. So I decided to try something. gathered information. MORE

Transportation companies that need to quickly identify qualified driver candidates may benefit from a phased or staged screening program. Unqualified candidates are eliminated early in the screening process, so companies can devote their time and resources on the best candidates. Stage One: Candidate Pre-Screening The following initial screens are [.]. The post The 4 Stages of Successful Driver Screening appeared first on Employment Background Check Blog - HireRight. Listed below are the recommended stages. MORE

For many ClearCompany clients, the hiring process consistently unfolds on a predictable path: a recruiter selects resumes; screens applicants via phone ; schedules interviews; and extends offers. It might seem easy to short-change the screening candidates one the phone, but optimizing this process can yield high dividends toward upgrading your hiring process! Screening Candidates MORE

We know you’ve seen them, the 10,000 articles out there about candidate screening questions. Screening Candidates Video InterviewThe “how to’s” the “dos and don’ts” and, of course, the “best practices” articles that flood the internet. MORE